EES This Week

Doug Eltoft asked John Kostman to make an item that demonstrates one of the capabilities of the staff and the equipment in the Engineering Electronics Shop. John chose to make something from a laser sliceform in dxf format. (You can, of course, google that to see what sort of patterns he had to choose from.) Autodesk 123D can create files that turns a 3D model into 2D build plans. Because the pattern he downloaded (from the Epilog Laser sample club) already had the 2D slices created, John didn't have to do that, but he recommends 123D to anyone wanting to do this sort of project.

Aishwarya Parandkar is a sophomore BME major who began working in the Engineering Electronics Shop last August. Her primary job there now is building NTAs, a device for which there has been a constant demand. Aishwarya learned how to make circuit boards, strip insulation from a cable, and solder, some of the necessary skills.